NOAA researchers have mapped the largest deep-sea coral reef habitat discovered to date, located on the Blake Plateau off the U.S. Atlantic coast. The area covers 6.4 million acres and…
Researchers have discovered that mineral nodules on the deep-ocean floor produce oxygen through electrolysis, a process occurring without sunlight. This "dark oxygen" production challenges the scientific consensus that photosynthesis is…
An international research team led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute has discovered four massive underwater mountains and over 100 potentially new marine species off the coast of Chile. The expedition…
